World-Leading Times in Sprints and Hurdles in Karlsruhe

Published by IAAF on February 6, 2016

The initial impression that the track in Karlsruhe’s Messe arena, imported from Sweden after use at the 2013 European Indoor Championships, was going to provide quick times proved to be prophetic as all three of the events down the inside straight provided world-leading times at the opening 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting on Saturday (6).

Keni – “I prefer Keni but, don’t worry, I’ll answer to Kendra” – Harrison admitted she was nervous before the start of her first international indoor meeting but she showed that her times clocked in the USA were definitely no fluke or misreading as she sped to a world-leading 60m hurdles time of 7.82 in her heat at the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe.

Expectations were high that she would go faster still in the final an hour later but a poor start unfortunately put paid to that premise.

Harrison’s reaction time in the final was a sluggish 0.171 but once she got into her running off the first hurdle, her silky technique and speed between the barriers brought her clear of her rivals in 7.86, still significantly faster than anyone in the world has run this year.